Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport

KPMD · California, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 310° Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport 25/72
Wind direction to Wind: 18 kt, gusting 25 kt, 5 beaufort

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METAR KPMD 022253Z 31018G25KT 10SM CLR 29/M03 A2985 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02891033

METAR Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport - KPMD/PMD

Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 34.63106 and longitude -118.08416. The airport has 3 runways: 25/72, 4/22 and 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is KPMD. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is PMD. The airport's IATA code is PMD. The airport is in the Los Angeles FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport on May 2, 2024 15:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 310° with a speed of 18 kt. Wind gusts of 25 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The dew point is -3 °C, the relative humidity is 12%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.85 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:38. This applies to Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
25/72 180°-360° 14-19 kt 12-16 kt 77 %
4/22 052°-232° 18-24 kt 4-5 kt 98 %
7/25 086°-266° 13-17 kt 13-18 kt 69 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28.9 °C
Dewpoint -3.3 °C
Rel. humidity 12%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLPNOSea level pressure is not available
T02891033Temperature is 28.9 °C (84.0 °F), dew point is -3.3 °C (26.1 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:00
Midday
12:49
Sunset
19:38 (3:04h)

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